Walter Weitner
Military
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Major Walter Weitner of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group , sits in the cockpit of his Spitfire Mark XI after returning to base from his first mission to Berlin. 6 March 1944.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
1st man to fly alone and unarmed over Berlin. won the Silver Star for this
Silver Star
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Yonkers, New York | 29 September 1919 | |
Other PR Mission |
Berlin, Germany | 6 March 1944 | Major Walter Weitner piloted Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XI PA 892 on the first USAAF photo recon mission to Berlin on March 6, 1944. |
Died |
7 July 1985 | ||
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec: 53, Site: 1397 |
Revisions
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Sources
7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia